MajorGeorge CecilBrooke was born on 30 December 1870.1 He was the son of Brig.-Gen.Henry FrancisBrooke and Ann IsabellaChristopher.1 He married BarbaraAllen, daughter of CaptainWilliam HenryAllen, on 23 May 1912.1 He died on 28 April 1915 at age 44, killed in action.1 He fought in the Waziristan Expedition in 1895.1 He fought in the Malakand Field Force between 1897 and 1898.1 He fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He gained the rank of Major in the Border Regiment.1

CommanderHenry John AllenBrooke was born on 21 October 1913.1 He was the son of MajorGeorge CecilBrooke and BarbaraAllen.1 He married Lesley MaryNoble, daughter of CaptainEricNoble, on 21 December 1946.1 He died on 30 March 2003 at age 89 at Chichester, Sussex, England.2,3 He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Spanish Civil War between 1937 and 1938, with the Nyon Patrol.1 He fought in the Second World War, in the Mediterranean, North African Landings, Artic Convoys and Pacfic, and was mentioned in despatches.1 He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) in 1945.1 He was assistant director of Marine Service, Ministry of Defense (Navy Department) between 1961 and 1974.1 He retired from the military in 1963.1 He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) in 1974.1 He lived in 2003 at Benbow, Bosham, Chichester, Sussex, EnglandG.1